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Running my first 5k - wish me luck
3 months ago I decided to get fit. I gave up alcohol and started jogging. I would run out of breath after 50 yards. That was Nov 1, 2016.
On Feb 4, 2017 I will be running my first 5k! Wish me luck! It is called the Soupers 5k. The people who finish the race get a bowl of soup from the soup kitchen. $30 entry fee goes to support it. The reason I made the change was because I found myself staring into the abyss of alcoholism. I would drink at least 6 or 7 beers a day. Sometimes more. I would even come home for 'lunch' just to down a couple. In the summertime, when I'm in the garage fixing mowers I would drink a beer for every mower I fixed so it was not unusual to polish off a case in 2 days. All the signs were there so decided to just quit cold turkey. One of the benefits of giving up the drink is that I can never get a DUI, I've lost weight and now I am full of energy and never tired.
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Good luck Ben! (and congrats!) Don't worry about being the fastest out there, focus on completion! Let us know how you do!
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I guess the pressure's on! lol. thx man
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Good luck ! Start off slow ...
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Be very careful of your knees!
In the UK there has been an alarming increase in people (mostly in their forties!) who need hip and knee replacements because they have been pounding the streets. Jogging or running isn't necessarily as simple as it might seem - if you ain't got the right technique you can damage yourself.
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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*encouraging message*
I think that when you are done with the 5k you'll be like "that was not bad, I should find a longer one next time". something about the 'running in a big group' dynamic. Good work on getting the motivation to actually do it, even if you lapse back or stop running, you will know you can do it again... -John
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bad news
dnf. heel/achilles injury. oh well. I am gonna just stick to the elliptical with zero impact. I will live longer and in less pain
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Ben 1987 190d 2.5Turbo |
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Sorry to hear that.
Bicycles are another option. There's only an impact if you crash. Or see my thread on powerlifting.
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Sorry about the injury!
Congratulations on giving up Alcohol. That is a big life changer.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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Congratulation on the good moves. Drinking calories is an industrial thing, not natural.
Swimming and stretching seem to do the best for me but I don't have a pool. I would need my own olympic size pool, that's my excuse. I got a pack of PBR longnecks recently because I remembered it was better than expected when I got some back in the 70's. Once again, better than expected. Low expectations are ok sometimes. |
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***UPDATE****
a week later, I entered a different 5k race and finished!!! it took me 40 minutes to run 5k but who cares? a couple pushing a baby in a jogging stroller passed me by!
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Ben 1987 190d 2.5Turbo |
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Congrats !!!
Way to go on the 2 big changes.
I had to give up running last year....been a year now. I bought a mountain bicycle last Fall and have been riding at least twice a week.
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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I swim now and after my hip replacement March 1 I'll go back to the treadmill, stationary random movement elliptical thingie and a rowing machine.
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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